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Friday Jan 11, 2019
Friday Jan 11, 2019
Ignite Your Purpose #IYP Episode 135
We talk longevity through a healthy lifestyle ~ a mix of mental physical and spiritual knowledge ~ The mind Body soul trifecta ~ Neagative To Positive ~ Better Everyday
#Commitment - Is it in You?Committing to #Health, or #lifestyle, the #gym, #love, your #work, your #children, whatever it is you commit to how do you make it work and or last?
When John asked me this today I immediately thought back to the moment I decided then committed to my mental, physical and spiritual health! 110% in no looking back, only to get better everyday as I learned more everyday!
This type of commitment then spilled into other area's of my life as well. It's far from easy but in truth has just become a way of life. And for myself one factor in determining my commitment is the WHY behind it. If it's for something larger than just mu ego...then it usually work's it's way into my routine, then it become habit and then apart of my lifestyle!
John himself talked about his re commitment to training again for another #Ironman and how that came out of the want to be better for himself and as well as the #love he has for the #sport.
He also mentioned the #mental #difficulty he, and I am sure we all will face that sometimes you just do not 'feel' like it... example he was tired yesterday and knew he had a 2 hour ride on his bike that needed to get done. He said to himself ok I commit to 30 minutes and let's see where it goes from there, 2 hours later he felt amazing!
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Thursday Jan 10, 2019
Thursday Jan 10, 2019
Ignite Your Purpose - #IYP Episode 134
We talk longevity through a healthy lifestyle ~ a mix of mental physical and spiritual knowledge ~ The mind Body soul trifecta ~ Neagative To Positive ~ Better Everyday
Stimulating Creativity
It's been one heck of an undertaking for John Barrett and myself to come up with idea's and create every single day.
I do not think when we thought of this idea that - that would be the case day in and day out.
Yet I, we have noticed something very #beneficial happening in both of our lives, somewhat of a spill over into other areas of life from working this muscle we call the brain.
Not unlike working let's say your arms or legs at the gym, we are working out the brain, by staying away from the #mundane task's or by sticking to what it is we know and do best. It become to #complacent, to easy so there is no growth for in the mind as we move forward and age everyday.
So even though it is difficult, it get's easier, it get's well just normal to push the other side of the #brain the #creative side of the brain that we stopped using as a child. The #imaginary friends, the nothing is #impossible #mentality.
From this we have both noticed this new #alive feeling, this new felt #purpose, new vision's, and an overall new energy feeling that has been blasted into out lives!
So from us to you...if you're thinking of trying something new...#guaranteed the #positive out weight the #negative!!
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Wednesday Jan 09, 2019
Wednesday Jan 09, 2019
Ignite Your Purpose #IYP - Episode 133
We talk longevity through a healthy lifestyle ~ a mix of mental physical and spiritual knowledge ~ The mind Body soul trifecta ~ Neagative To Positive ~ Better Everyday
The Elephant in the Room - do we need to address it?
When I put out a post last night, I had no idea it would spark an absolutely brilliant conversation between John Barrett and myself as well as a few other great minds that decided to tag in.
So my post was based on addressing the elephant in my room which is my size compared to other's in my underground hand to hand combat training group. When I step into train I almost always pause and have to breath deep, focus and take a mental energy and strength to move forward. Meaning; I know that the fact that I am smaller then all that the other's in the group...the hit's and shot's I take to the head and body hurt and hurt a lot.
So I have had to address this fact and the fear that comes with it and the knowledge and empowerment I am getting each time I move forward on this path to progress. It started though by addressing the fear which has been there since such an early age when those older than me and in authoritative positions would always re enforce this fact by saying things like : your smaller be careful, or he is small so go gentle on him...
John had a very valid point which is this; at some point we need to drop and not pay attention to those little voice's in our head that trigger those old neurones', behaviour's and belief system's. It is also a fact that the more you think it, speak it, and believe it the more you strength those hard wires in our brain.
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Wednesday Jan 09, 2019
Wednesday Jan 09, 2019
Ignite Your Purpose #IYP - Episode 132
We talk longevity through a healthy lifestyle ~ a mix of mental physical and spiritual knowledge ~ The mind Body soul trifecta ~ Neagative To Positive ~ Better Everyday
With Hindsight
So John Barrett wanted to get into the talk of #hindsight so he asked me about my thoughts on; What, How and would you change anything about the moves I made when it came to my music and entrepreneur lifestyle and ways.
Although off the top I state this much: We are exactly where we are supposed to be at in this moment from all OUR choice's and decision's and our level of understanding and conciseness.
So try not to regret anything, this is a bad spot to be....If we can realize all that happen's to us is actually happening FOR US...for our betterment and so we may learn! To be better and evolve!
On that note, I mentioned 2 things I wish I knew more about at a very very early age would be this; Not giving away my power to others, And
to not allow or listen to those I put into an authoritative position, thinking they knew better than I did how to get what I wanted, and as well thinking they knew what I needed do to or where I needed to get better than I did for myself.
These 2 are massive, and a must to take back our self control and power...once we do that there is NO LOOKING BACK or hindsight, it's just your personal road of knowledge!
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Tuesday Jan 08, 2019
Tuesday Jan 08, 2019
Ignite Your Purpose #IYP - Episode 131
We talk longevity through a healthy lifestyle ~ a mix of mental physical and spiritual knowledge ~ The mind Body soul trifecta ~ Neagative To Positive ~ Better Everyday
Standing Out From the Crowd
John Barrett and myself talk about this need to fit in. This need to be #accepted to feel that we are part of the #team or #tribe or #community.
This came up when I had a chat with a father over a cup of tea this morning and his son who is in grade 1, and this other son who is in his first year of high school are both havig troubles #adjusting and fitting in. From that they are having #anxiety and #self #worth issue's.
It was also super interesting to note that the father himself who is in his mid to late 40's was then talking about how he was having trouble fitting in with the already tight nit community at his new job.
As I sat there listening and remember the same issue's in school then high school then first job...adult hood it was very relevant to me that "hey we actually never grow out of this yearning to be accepted"
The mind blowing part is most of the time we want to be excepted by those whom we don't even like or enjoy their company (this may not be the case all the time but a good portion of the time it is) all just to be able to breath easy and say "cool I got the invite or the ok from the team" even if that mean's hiding who we truly are just to fit in because that is the "norm"
But we were not put here on this #beautiful #planet that is full of #abundance to fit in...we are all meant to stand out from the crowd!!!
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Tuesday Jan 08, 2019
Tuesday Jan 08, 2019
Ignite Your Purpose #IYP - Episode 130
We talk longevity through a healthy lifestyle ~ a mix of mental physical and spiritual knowledge ~ The mind Body soul trifecta ~ Neagative To Positive ~ Better Everyday
The Why - The End Game
In this Episode John Barrett came up with some awesome #questions to get us all back to the reality of the #situation when we seek #validation~
1. Why?(why are you seeking this)
2. What would you want to say to the other person (write that down)
3. What would you want to hear from them? (write that down)
4. How would that actually change the situation?
After I did this process, I kind you not I laughed so hard I almost peed myself! It was absolutely ridiculous.
From those question's we then got into the discussion of the #programming we all have as human's in each of our upbringing.
It's that of the #authority #figure and how we are told we are lesser than those in that position and to listen to and do as they say, so we seek approval from them and all the while we are simply giving our power away!!
So think about that...why is it that we give our power away? Thinking someone else's words, opinion or advice is the answer for us, when in actual fact if what they say is not in alignment with what's in our heart or mind we then get upset. (John spoke about that issue with how he use to converse with his sister)
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Monday Jan 07, 2019
Monday Jan 07, 2019
Ignite Your Purpose #IYP - Episode 129
Seeking validation
We talk longevity through a healthy lifestyle ~ a mix of mental physical and spiritual knowledge ~ The mind Body soul trifecta ~ Neagative To Positive ~ Better Everyday
To go a little deeper on the title would be to say #seeking your #own #self #worth through the #validation of others!
If you are doing this you have lost...this is a game you can not win!
John Barrett as usual does a great job in asking me the tough question's to hold my feet to the fire, and also offers up his thoughts on the my situation. He also talk's about where we both feel this #insecurity comes from which dates back to the age of 4 or younger.
It truly is something that hit me over the head that all of us since birth crave the attention and love of our parents...especially our mother's! Then followed by the validation or pat on the back from our father's.
Something that has come up for me is the 'WHY,' why in this situation when in any other fighting sport I would be looked at like hero Conor McGregor style of fighting larger opponents. I should have just been happy and impressed that I show up everyday to train with those who out weight by 50 plus pounds.
Yet I let (for the first few hours anyway) this validation destroy my #mental, #physical, and #emotional #strength. From there my energy, skill set and speed also fell way below what I was capable of (all very interesting side effects by the way)
Until I used every last trick in my bag of tricks from the last 10 years of #sotozen training to undo what my mind had let conjure up! I was down at the first half...but I destroyed it by the second half to come out on top!
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Monday Jan 07, 2019
Monday Jan 07, 2019
Ignite Your Purpose - Episode 128
We talk longevity through a healthy lifestyle ~ a mix of mental physical and spiritual knowledge ~ The mind Body soul trifecta ~ Neagative To Positive ~ Better Everyday
Calling out the B.S in our lives! No work No results~
So many times in our day we have people ask us questions about this or that, and so many times people only ask so that they may dump all of their #failures on you as a "poor oh me" let's have a #pitty #party session.
Why, because here are all MY reason's as to why I CAN NOT do something....then we go on an hour and a half session as to why that is; no this - no that, too much of this too much of that...if only so and so would do this, I would be able to...well you just don't know what its like to be in my shoe's....And sooooooooo on!
In #reality we just don't want to put the work in!
In reality it is just easier to #blame someone else!
This even came up for me when John Barrett asked me about how I felt after my test...and even I was amazed that after all I have been through and learned in the last 10 years, at one point I almost let myself run away with the thought and idea that there was #favouritism and that I was being picked on or #singled out because of this or that.
Placing #blame on the #external — instead of focusing on what is in front of me and putting my head down to continue to grind.
Don't be fooled people, it start's with us! It start's with You!~
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Sunday Jan 06, 2019
Sunday Jan 06, 2019
Ignite Your Purpose - Episode 127
We talk longevity through a healthy lifestyle ~ a mix of mental physical and spiritual knowledge ~ The mind Body soul trifecta ~ Neagative To Positive ~ Better Everyday
Why Do we Do this to Ourselves?
One thing that has become very, very clear to me this weekend after hosting an event with #competitive #athletes, and as well taking on another level in my #KravMaga training is the #self #pressure we put on ourselves.
John Barrett asks me about how I'm feeling for the test day, after having to miss a full day of review (which would have been super, super help-full)
The thing I noticed was the day prior I had so many athletes tell me how they #stressed themselves out so much a week prior to the competition that they almost didn't make it because they almost made themselves to ill!
Low and behold I started doing it to myself as well the morning of my test. What is it in us that makes us think like this?
Is it the fact that we worry about what others think about the way we will perform, or is it that we just want to do our best?
Take a listen and let us know what you think!
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Sunday Jan 06, 2019
Sunday Jan 06, 2019
Ignite Your Purpose - Episode 126 #IYP
We talk longevity through a healthy lifestyle ~ a mix of mental physical and spiritual knowledge ~ The mind Body soul trifecta ~ Neagative To Positive ~ Better Everyday
A day in the #Mountains
As I have for the last 5 years — co hosted and M.C'ed an event where #athletes from across #Western #Canada come for a weekend of #fitness and #fun
John Barrett ask's me all about the day, how it goes, what happens and also what my biggest take away is.
In the end it's really (in life in general) the community, the people we surround ourselves with and how we perceive all that life has to offer us. We can look at it as our life is; half full or half empty. The reason I am there is to pump up the athletes and crowd, but by the end of the day it was me who was inspired by the athletes!
In life we can surround ourselves with donters or doers!! There were athletes who were just #beginners, #grandparents with #grandchildren on a team and even those whom had lost #limbs....That to me is who we chose to be around those who #strive to be better everyday!! That's the Ignite Your Purpose way
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